French–English dictionary

Irène

A en given name, in regular use since the 19th century.

iridescence

The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.

iridium

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

irlandais

Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people.

Irlandaise

(as plural) The Irish people.

ironie

(rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.

ironie du sort

(informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]

ironique

Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.

irradiant

Shining very brightly.

irradier

(copulative) To radiate thermal heat.

irraisonné

Having no sensible meaning or purpose.

irrationnel

(informal, especially, Britain) Mad; crazy.

irréaliste

Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.

irréconciliable

Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.

irréductible

Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.

irréel

Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.

irréfléchi

Lacking purpose.

irréflexion

The quality of state of being rash; inconsiderate or presumptuous haste

irréfragable

Which cannot be refuted; clearly right, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable. [from 16th c.]

irréfutable

Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.

irrégulier

(by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.

irrégulièrement

In an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order.

irréligion

The state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought.

irrémédiable

Not redeemable; not able to be restored, recovered, revoked, or escaped.

irremplaçable

Incapable of being replaced, especially because of uniqueness or finiteness.

irréparable

Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.

irrépressible

Not containable or controllable.

irrésistible

Impossible to resist.

irrésolution

The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.

irrespect

A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

irrespectueux

(archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.

irresponsabilité

The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.

irresponsable

Lacking purpose.

irresponsablement

In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.

irrévérence

The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.

irrévérencieux

Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.

irréversibilité

The quality of being irreversible; the lack of an ability to be reversed.

irréversible

Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.

irréversiblement

In an irreversible manner.

irrévocable

Unable to be retracted or reversed; final.

irrigation

The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

irriguer

(transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.

irritabilité

The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.

irritable

Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.

irritant

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

irritation

A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.

irritation (de la peau)

(dermatology, symptom) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare, or, obsolete) , an illness characterized by a type of rash.

irrité

Experiencing a feeling of irritation.

irriter

(intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

irruption

(pathology) A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.

is

(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

Isabelle

A en given name, popular since the 16th century.

Isaï

(biblical character) The son of Obed and the father of king David.

Isaïe

A en given name.

isard

Rupicapra pyrenaica, a goat-antelope that lives in the Pyrenees and the Apennine Mountains of central Italy.

ischémie

(cardiology, pathology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).

ischio-jambier

(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.

ischion

(skeleton) The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. [from 17th c.]

Iseult

A en given name.

Isis

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis.

Islam

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

Islamabad

The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.

islamique

Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

islamiste

Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere. [from 1980s]

islandais

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Iceland.

Islande

An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

Ismaël

(Abrahamism, biblical character) The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.

isme

Used to form names of a tendency of action, behaviour, condition, opinion, or state belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology, or principle or lack thereof.

iso-

Equal; equivalent.

isolant

That insulates.

isolation

The act of isolating.

isolationniste

Relating to, or supporting, isolationism.

isolé

Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

isolement

The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

isoler

(transitive) To separate (something) from a bundle.

isotonique

(of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure.

isotope

(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number.

isotropie

(geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.

israélien

Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.

israélienne

Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.

israélite

(rare, chiefly, in, _, Protestantism) Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.

Issa

A member of a Somali clan, mainly residing in Djibouti; it is the larger of the two dominant ethnic groups.

issue

A way out.

Istanbul

A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).

isthme

(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

Istrie

A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula.

Italie

A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.

italien

Pertaining to Italy.

Italienne

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.

ité

A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.

itérer

(transitive, archaic) To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat.

Ithaque

An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.

ithyphallique

Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis.

itinéraire

A route or proposed route of a journey.

itinéraire linéaire

(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.

itinérance

The state of being homeless.

itinérant

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

IU

(computing) Initialism of user interface.

Ivanhoé

The hero of this novel.

Ivanovitch

A transliteration of the Russian patronymic Ива́нович (Ivánovič, “son of Ivan”).

IVG

(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [from 18th c.]

ivraie enivrante

Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum).

ivre

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

ivresse

A drunken state.

ivrogne

A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

ix-

Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen.

ixe

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

ixode

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

j'aime

(internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.

j’t’ai eu

I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).

jab

(boxing) A short straight punch.

jaber

To deliver a quick punch.

jabot

The crop of a bird.

jaboter

(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.

jacassement

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

jacasser

(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.

jachère

(of agricultural land) Left unworked and uncropped for some amount of time.

jacinthe

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.

jacinthe des bois

Various flowering plants with blue, usually pendulous, flowers.

Jack

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

jackpot

A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.

Jacky

A en given name.

Jacob

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

jacobin

A domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) with reversed feathers on its neck.

jacobite

(historical) A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Jacqueline

A en given name.

Jacques

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

Jade

A en given name.

jadéite

(mineral) A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks.

jadis

At a time in the past, especially the distant past.

Jaffa

A port in western Israel.

jaggery

A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar.

jagre

A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar.

jaguar

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

jaillir

(intransitive, also, figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.

jaillissement

A sudden rapid outflow.

Jaipur

The state capital of Rajasthan, India.

jais

The colour of jet coal, deep grey.

jaja

(uncountable, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) Cheap or inferior everyday wine.

Jakarta

A province and capital city of Indonesia.

jalon

(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.

jalouse

Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]

jalousement

In a jealous manner.

jalousie

A blind consisting of overlapping horizontal, flat slats, usually made of metal, vinyl or wood, that can be tilted so as to let in more or less light.

jaloux

Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]

jam

(countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.

jamaïcain

Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.

jamaïquain

Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.

Jamaïquaine

A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

Jamaïque

An island and country in the Caribbean.